http://www.raptorslocker.com Toronto Raptors Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:52:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With Andrea Bargnani on the shelf, the Raptors aren't getting much from their centers.  27-year old Aaron Gray is now the starting center for the Raptors.  He has played in 9 games (5 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 16.8 minutes, 3.1 points, 6.4 ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/02/04/the-toronto-raptors-are-a-mess-at-center-right-now/ The Raptors outrebounded the Wizards 61-37 last night and they held them to 37.9% shooting from the floor, and that helps explain the nice blowout win for them last night. Leandro Barbosa (19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Amir Johnson (18 points, 13 rebounds, ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/02/04/toronto-raptors-106-washington-wizards-89/ The Raptors only shot 34.2% from the floor last night as they were truly pathetic once again. Jerryd Bayless (14 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 27 minutes off the bench) and Ed Davis (10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 38 minutes) led the way ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/02/02/boston-celtics-100-toronto-raptors-64/ The Raptors shot only 37% from the floor and they didn't play too well on defense last night and it doomed them. Jerryd Bayless led the way for the Raptors last night with 14 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor. ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/02/01/atlanta-hawks-100-toronto-raptors-77/ The Raptors shot 51.5% from the floor and they held the Nets to 36.5% shooting from the floor and those were the biggest reasons for the nice blowout road win last night. DeMar DeRozan shot 8 of 12 from the floor as he led the way for the Raptors ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/30/toronto-raptors-94-new-jersey-nets-73/ 26-year old F/C Andrea Bargnani re-injured his calf, which caused him to miss six games earlier this year, and he is out indefinitely this time around. Bargnani has played in 13 games (all starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 36.1 minutes, 23.5 points, ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/29/the-toronto-raptors-lose-andrea-bargnani-again/ The Raptors only shot 39% from the floor and that did them in last night. Leandro Barbosa (19 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 23 minutes) and Jerryd Bayless (18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 16 minutes on the floor) led the way for the Raptors ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/28/denver-nuggets-96-toronto-raptors-81/ The Raptors have had a hard time scoring points this year, so they need Linas Kleiza to step up. He has played in 9 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 17.6 minutes, 7.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/26/the-toronto-raptors-need-more-from-linas-kleiza/ 22-year old SG DeMar DeRozan has been awful lately for the Raptors. In DeRozan's last six games he is averaging 13.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He is only shooting 28 of 92 (30.4%) from the floor in his last six games and ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/26/the-toronto-raptors-need-demar-derozan-to-get-back-on-the-right-track/ The Raptors outscored the Jazz 11-6 in the 2nd overtime period to get a nice road win last night. Andrea Bargnani (25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Linas Kleiza (25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal in 33 minutes on the floor) led the ... http://www.raptorslocker.com/2012/01/26/toronto-raptors-111-utah-jazz-106-in-2-ot/